Archive for November 2nd, 2009

Taylor Lautner has said he was glad to get rid of his long-haired wig for Twilight sequel New Moon

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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Taylor Lautner has said he was glad to get rid of his long-haired wig for Twilight sequel New Moon.

The 17-year-old plays werewolf Jacob Black in the hit film series and donned a long black wig for the first movie.

However, once Jacob becomes a werewolf in Twilight’s sequel New Moon, he has short hair.

Lautner said to Britain’s Fabulous magazine: “I still have the wig [in New Moon] until Jacob cuts his long hair off when he becomes a werewolf – which was a relief because the wig was really itchy and got into my mouth when I was trying to speak!”

Wall Street 2 filming turns Shia LaBeouf into real-life trader

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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Actor Shia LaBeouf has turned method actor with his role in Wall Street 2 – spending all his spare time trading stocks and shares.

The Transformers star knew nothing about the financial world when he was first cast by Oliver Stone for the key role in his Wall Street follow-up.

He says he walked into a brokerage firm and asked for help – and soon got so hooked, it has become the biggest part of his life.

He says he used $20,000 to study the markets: “As of this morning, that’s $297,000.”

He added: “I manage my own portfolio. I check through the day, read the daily Wall Street Journal, trade personally on my cellphone, text people throughout the day, carry my laptop on the set, have Bloomberg on speed-dial. I now have lots of friends in lots of places.”

And he is not alone, as co-star Josh Brolin has also become hooked on trading.

“Shia and Josh Brolin finish their scenes, then talk market all day,” director Stone said.

“I now go to Shia to ask, ‘What’s happening in the market?’ He started on it with this film and now knows everything.”

But the actor insists it was a far different story when he was first cast for the role.

“When this film offer came and only four days before I met Oliver, I knew I didn’t know a derivative bond from a shareholder and had to learn quickly,” he recalled.

Lady Gaga Gets Tattoo

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Lady Gaga is planning to get a new tattoo as a tribute to her dad Joseph who recently underwent a successful open heart surgery. She already has 8 other tattoos all over her body. The ‘Bad Romance’ singer said “I’m gonna get a tattoo for him this week. I’m gonna get a heart that says ‘Dad’ in it.” Lady Gaga has been helping take care of her father for the past two weeks as he recovers from the surgery. She told her father about the plan and she said that “he got all teary-eyed and he said, ‘Well, you’re running out of real estate, so don’t get it too big.’” Who knew that Lady Gaga was a daddy’s girl?